1972–73_Fußball-Bundesliga
1972–73 Bundesliga
10th season of the Bundesliga
The 1972–73 Bundesliga was the tenth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 16 September 1972[1] and ended on 9 June 1973.[2] FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1972 – 9 June 1973 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 3rd Bundesliga title 4th German title |
| Relegated | Eintracht Braunschweig Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| European Cup | FC Bayern Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| UEFA Cup | 1. FC Köln Fortuna Düsseldorf Wuppertaler SV VfB Stuttgart |
| Goals scored | 1,031 |
| Average goals/game | 3.37 |
| Top goalscorer | Gerd Müller (36) |
| Biggest home win | M'gladbach 6–0 Bochum (23 February 1973) Hamburg 6–0 Oberhausen (28 April 1973) FC Bayern 6–0 K'lautern (5 May 1973) |
| Biggest away win | Oberhausen 0–5 FC Bayern (16 September 1972) Wuppertal 0–5 M'gladbach (5 May 1973) |
| Highest scoring | FC Bayern 7–2 Hannover (9 goals) (11 November 1972) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Borussia Dortmund were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in 17th place. They were accompanied by Arminia Bielefeld, who were demoted by the DFB for playing a key role in the 1971 match fixing scandal (although their playing record would have relegated them anyway). Both teams were replaced by Wuppertaler SV and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
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| Club | Ground[3] | Capacity[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC Berlin | Olympiastadion | 100,000 |
| VfL Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 40,000 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 32,000 |
| MSV Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 38,500 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Rheinstadion | 59,600 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Waldstadion | 87,000 |
| Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion | 80,000 |
| Hannover 96 | Niedersachsenstadion | 86,000 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 |
| 1. FC Köln | Radrennbahn Müngersdorf | 29,000 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Olympiastadion | 70,000 |
| Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße[lower-alpha 1] | 44,300 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Niederrheinstadion | 30,000 |
| Kickers Offenbach | Bieberer Berg | 30,000 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Neckarstadion | 53,000 |
| Wuppertaler SV | Stadion am Zoo | 28,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 29 | +64 | 54 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 42 | |
| 4 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 40 | |
| 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 61 | +21 | 39 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 7 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 34 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 34 | |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 31 | |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 31 | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 30 | |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 28 | |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 28 | |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 26 | |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 25 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 18 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- As Borussia Mönchengladbach qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup and DFB-Pokal runners-up 1. FC Köln had already qualified for the UEFA Cup via league placement, M'gladbach's spot was transferred to sixth-placed team VfB Stuttgart.
| Home \ Away | BSC | BOC | EBS | SVW | DUI | F95 | SGE | HSV | H96 | FCK | KOE | BMG | FCB | RWO | KOF | S04 | VFB | WSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| VfL Bochum | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Hamburger SV | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Kickers Offenbach | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 6–2 | — | 4–2 |
| Wuppertaler SV | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — |
- The Eintracht Braunschweig v Eintracht Frankfurt match from 31 October 1972 was suspended after 45 minutes (half-time) and a score of 3–0 due to poor visibility caused by heavy fog. The replay took place on 28 November 1972 and finished with a score of 2–1.[4]
- 36 goals
- 28 goals
- 21 goals
- 19 goals
- 18 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 14 goals
Klaus Budde (Fortuna Düsseldorf)- Willi Reimann (Hannover 96)
| FC Bayern Munich |
|---|
| Goalkeeper: Sepp Maier (34). Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer (34 / 6); Johnny Hansen Manager: Udo Lattek. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Manfred Seifert; Zlatko Škorić |
- "Schedule Round 1". DFB.
- "Archive 1972/1973 Round 34". DFB. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011.
- Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.
- "Eintracht Braunschweig – Eintracht Frankfurt 3:0, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 1972/73, 10. Spieltag" [Eintracht Braunschweig – Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0, 1. Bundesliga, 1972–73 season, matchday 10]. kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 March 2018.